Utah Code 76-2-101. Requirements of criminal conduct and criminal responsibility

(1)

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Conduct: means an act or omission. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
Offense: means a violation of any penal statute of this state. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
Person: means an individual, public or private corporation, government, partnership, or unincorporated association. See Utah Code 76-1-101.5
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
Statute: A law passed by a legislature.

(a)	A person is not guilty of an offense unless the person’s conduct is prohibited by law; and

(b)

(i)	the person acts intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, with criminal negligence, or with a mental state otherwise specified in the statute defining the offense, as the definition of the offense requires; or

(ii)	the person’s acts constitute an offense involving strict liability.

(2)	These standards of criminal responsibility do not apply to the violations set forth in Title 41, Chapter 6a, Traffic Code, unless specifically provided by law.

Amended by Chapter 2, 2005 General Session